Endola Constituency

{{short description|Electoral constituency in the Ohangwena region of northern Namibia}}

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Endola is an electoral constituency in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia, on the border of Angola. It had 14,100 registered voters {{As of|2020|alt=in 2020}}.{{Cite web | title=Regional Council 2020 Election Results | publisher=Electoral Commission of Namibia | date=18 January 2021 | series=Interactive map | url=http://elections.na/ | accessdate=14 July 2021 | archive-date=12 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612210020/https://elections.na/ | url-status=dead }} The constituency covers an area of {{Convert|328|sqkm|abbr=on}} and contains numerous settlements, including part of Ongha. The constituency office is situated at Endola. The constituency had a population of 25,591 in 2011, up from 24,804 in 2001.{{cite web | title=Chapter 2: Population Structure, Composition and Density | url=https://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dptss1r7ao1dp7d3b1oibgvoq.pdf | work=Ohangwena 2011 Census Regional Profile | publisher=Namibia Statistics Agency | access-date=1 January 2025 | page=4}}

When in 2003 Omulonga Constituency was created at the recommendation of the Third Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation of the 2004 general election, Endola lost part of its territory and its inhabitants to the new constituency.{{Cite news | title=Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992 | newspaper=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia | issue=2942 | pages=7–10 | publisher=Government of Namibia | date=28 March 2003 | url=http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2003/2942.pdf | format=pdf}}

Ferdinand Ingashipola Shifidi became a councillor of the constituency in November 2014 and was re-elected in 2015 and in 2020.

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The constituency is hard-hit by the drought just like the rest of the northern region, but the situation was made worse by lack of drinking water for people and their animals as many water points were disconnected because of unpaid bills. The constituency is also faced with the issue of people who have no national documents. Endola is a flood-prone area with many water pans therefore, good roads are needed to avoid a situation where villages are totally cut off during the rainy season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ewi.com.na/local-news/water-scarcity-hits-endola-constituency.216776# |title=Water scarcity hits Endola constituency | Ewi |access-date=2016-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827132340/http://www.ewi.com.na/local-news/water-scarcity-hits-endola-constituency.216776# |archive-date=2016-08-27 |url-status=dead}} The constituency is badly affected by crime, a situation blamed on it having one police station at Ongha. There is one clinic{{Cite web |title=Locations - Namibia Master Health Facility List |url=https://mfl.mhss.gov.na/location-manager/locations/view/10369 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=mfl.mhss.gov.na}} which helps inhabitants with medications.